China and the US could very well enter into a cold war or a hot war. Perhaps this writer needs to do some research into the economic situation in Europe just before WW1. England had significant economic and social ties to Germany.

It's really not the best analogy, what with the massive expanse of globalization and intertwined financial markets. It's also the main reason that we probably won't see a full-blown WW3, instead opting for these smaller proxy wars and interventions to stabilize/replace rogue governments. By the time we actually got to that extreme, the nukes would be flying and we would't have any of this namby-pamby urban warfare.

It was a decent article. However, it missed the biggest nitpick of all: A GAME CALLED BLACK OPS HAS BARELY ANY STEALTH.